Corporate Environmental Senior Manager

Innophos; Cranbury Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Corporate Environmental Senior Manager to lead environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives. This pivotal role involves overseeing environmental matters across multiple sites, ensuring adherence to regulations, and fostering a culture of sustainability and governance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in environmental management, a strong background in engineering or physical sciences, and the ability to influence and collaborate across various teams. Join a forward-thinking organization that values safety, diversity, and integrity, and be part of a team that is committed to making a positive impact on the environment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Annual incentive bonus

401k with company match

Paid Parental Leave

Educational assistance program

Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program

Time off: vacation, holidays, personal and sick days

Life and Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 15+ years of environmental experience in consulting or industry.
• Ability to communicate with all levels and external agencies.
• Multi-site management and regulatory agency interaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all environmental and sustainability matters across sites.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement in environmental performance.

Skills

Effective communication

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Influencing skills

Customer service focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Environmental degree

Tools

Environmental compliance software

Job description

Innophos is seeking a Corporate Environmental Senior Manager to join our Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) leadership team. Reporting to the Senior Director of EH&S, this role serves as the primary technical resource for all environmental matters for the company. The incumbent will ensure compliance with applicable regulations through the monitoring of Federal/State/Local regulatory process and maintain all site environmental based permits and programs.

This position drives continuous improvement in environmental performance and supports all sustainability, environmental, social, and governance matters. This role will necessitate travel to our North American manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico.

This position can be based in our Cranbury, NJ Headquarters or at one of our production facilities in Chicago Heights, IL, Nashville, TN, or Geismar, LA. This role offers an optional hybrid schedule: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate oversight of all environmental, sustainability, and ESG matters at all Innophos sites
• Corporate oversight of Louisiana hazardous waste injection wells
• Fosters the implementation of cost-effective energy reduction initiatives, overall environmental footprint reduction and achieving sustainability objectives
• Identifies and manages outside consultants as required to support the Corporation's environmental, sustainability, and ESG programs
• Provides practical and technical expertise, advice, and solutions
• Ensure full environmental compliance with federal and state regulations, environmental policies and company procedures across all Innophos locations. Ensure all Facility permits, and written plans are in place and maintained
• Interface with State and Federal regulatory agencies to provide regulatory interpretation, discuss regulatory compliance issues and negotiate implementable solutions
• Develop and drive continuous improvement by creating proactive solutions and revising standard procedures and practices as needed to achieve and maintain environmental and operational excellence
• Assists with environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
• Partners with operations teams, to ensure EHS is integrated into business processes to achieve site and corporate business objectives

Position Challenges/Opportunities Include

• Supporting responsibilities at multiple locations including Canada, Mexico, China
• Working in a role with broadly defined responsibilities and minimal oversight
• Pushing standards of excellence with finite limits on resources
• Influencing others without direct oversight
• Interacting with all levels of leadership

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical sciences; Environmental degree preferred
• 15 or more years minimum with escalating responsibilities, broad-based (air, water, solid waste) environmental experience (consulting and/or industry), and sustainability or ESG
• Multi-site experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both at the Plant level and with corporate staff
• Experience with due diligence for mergers and acquisitions preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization and external agencies
• Demonstrated ability to be effective in a team-based environment
• Proven success with regulatory/government agency interaction
• A solid understanding of CAA, CWA, RCRA and DOT
• The ability to collaborate with other functional areas within the company
• Excellent project management skills
• Solid solutions-oriented and customer service focus
• Familiarity with Canadian and Mexico Environmental regulations
• Demonstrated ability to influence others
• Ability to travel monthly and as needed to Innophos sites, up to 40%

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
• Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
• 401k eligibility and company match up to 5% with immediate vesting
• Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
• Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
• Educational assistance program

The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job location, education, specific skills, licenses and certifications, experience, and training.

About Innophos

Innophos is a leading international producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition and industrial markets. We leverage our expertise in the science and technology of blending and formulating phosphate, mineral and botanical based ingredients for our customers.

Our people are the heart of our organization and the foundation of our success. We are driven by our core values of safety, diversity, integrity and collaboration.

Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations across the United States, in Canada, Mexico and China and sells into over 70 countries.

Innophos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Innophos is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process, as required by applicable federal, state and local laws.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Chemical Manufacturing